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DHS Delays FirstSource III Awards A Bit More

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, November 4th, 2021

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DHS Delays FirstSource III Awards A Bit More

The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday said it is delaying until December notifying vendors if they’ve been downselected for a chance to compete in the first phase of the FirstSource III small business information technology program, which overall is potentially worth $10 billion over 10 years. An overwhelming number of proposals were submitted, 637 offers from 325 vendors, leading to the continued delays, DHS said. The down-select announcements were planned for September and then delayed until October before DHS…

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